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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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6 845 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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163 005 |
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Merchandise |
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11 |
11 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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210 680 |
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Commercial services |
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10 |
20 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
15
867 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
6 |
6 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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79 128 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
5 |
10 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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338.4 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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136 |
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3 |
3 |
8 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
180 |
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7 |
13 |
15 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
163 |
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6 |
12 |
14 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2006) |
3.052 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
16, 18 December 2002 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2003): |
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in total tax revenue |
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0.6 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2000) |
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45.7 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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0.0 |
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| MFN
tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2004 |
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| Simple average
of ad-valorem duties |
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Number of: |
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| All goods |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
68 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
0 - 0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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4 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
... |
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imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
... |
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| Share in total
imports, 2004 |
100.0 |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
0 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
265
543 |
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5 |
13 |
16 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
272
893 |
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4 |
12 |
17 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
2.89 |
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Share in
world total imports |
2.86 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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1.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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4.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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1.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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4.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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94.2 |
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Manufactures |
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91.0 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. China |
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43.0 |
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1. China |
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43.2 |
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| 2. United
States |
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16.5 |
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2. Japan |
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12.1 |
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| 3. European
Union (25) |
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14.1 |
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3. European Union (25) |
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8.0 |
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| 4. Japan |
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5.2 |
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4. Taipei, Chinese |
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7.2 |
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| 5. Korea,
Republic of |
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3.3 |
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5. United States |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004
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1995-2004 |
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2003 |
2004 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
54
175 |
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5 |
4 |
17 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
30
016 |
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4 |
1 |
15 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
2.49
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Share in world total imports |
1.41 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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31.7
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Transportation |
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26.8 |
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| Travel |
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16.6
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Travel |
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44.2 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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51.7
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Other commercial services |
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29.0 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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| Patents
granted, 2002 |
2 176 |
23 |
2
153 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
16
240 |
3 561 |
12 679 |
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